This Shipwreck Dates to When Genghis Khan's Descendants Ruled China
By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | October 24, 2017 07:24am ET
The hull of the ship was cracked, suggesting it was hit and took on water, leading to it being wrecked some 700 years ago.
Archaeologists have uncovered a shipwreck buried under silt and mud that dates back around 700 years to a time when the descendants of Genghis Khan ruled China, sometimes from their palace at Xanadu.
Although China was ruled by the Mongols Chinese culture flourished at this time and the art and artifacts found in the 70-foot-long (21 meters) wooden shipwreck show motifs that were popular in China. These include a colorful jar depicting a dragon and phoenix.
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